DIY Greeting Card Set – Fast, Easy Layers!

Did you recently get a Cricut and are looking for easy-to-make projects? Or are you in need of fast and easy-to-make cards? I have you covered with this free sweet and simple greeting card set!

The inspiration for this greeting card set was the “enjoy” card everyone makes as their first project. I took the idea one step further with more detailed cuts, a continuation of the card motif inside, and a place for a gift card. This would make a great “Second Project” for any new Cricut owner. These can be cut very quickly, giving you a ready-to-use stash of cards. They may look simple, but you can get fancy with patterned card stock, glitter, decorations, and other embellishments. I personally like them just as they are. Whatever works for you!

All cards are the standard 5″ x 7″, so you can put them in envelopes and mail them easily. Each card uses just two sheets of paper. No scoring or gluing is necessary. Just cut, insert, and you’re done!

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My free cut files available in my resource library (get the password to the library by filling out the form at the bottom of this post)

How to Upload the Files to Cricut Design Space

Download the files from my Free Resource Library (get the password to it by filling out the form at the bottom of this post).

Unzip them (most computers just do this for you when you download them).

Go back to Design Space and click the Upload button.

Click Upload Image.

Browse until you find the folder with the files you downloaded. There is a file for each card.

Select the file you want (it will have “.SVG” on the end of the filename).

Once the card images appear onscreen, click Save.

Click the card image under “Recently uploaded images”

Click “Insert Images.”

Click the green “Make It” button in the upper right corner.

Click the green Continue button.

Make sure the dial on your Cricut is set to Cardstock.

Place a piece of cardstock (color of your choice) onto your mat (put it on in landscape orientation, wider than taller) and load it into the machine.

Click the flashing Go button to begin cutting.

Each card is a two-sheet project, so you’ll need to load another mat with another sheet of cardstock into the machine. Design Space will show you what color will be cut next, or you can use whatever colors you want.

How to Remove the Gift Card Slots

This is simple to do in Cricut Design Space:

Upload the image and place it on your canvas following the steps above.

Click the image on your canvas and press the Ungroup button.

Click Shapes > Square — this will place a square on your canvas.

Click and drag the square over the section of the card with the gift card slots. You can resize the square with the blue double-arrow icon in the lower right corner.

Hold down the Shift key, then click both the square and the card section beneath it to select them both.

Click the Weld button in the bottom right.

That’s it!

Free Cut Files for the Greeting Card Set

Get the password for the library with the free greeting card files here by filling out this form:

Win a Custom Easy Layers Card Design!

Don’t see a design you like among this set? I’m giving away one (1) custom design to 10 lucky winners. That means you can tell me what you’d like to see on this style of card (PG-friendly, no trademarks), and I’ll design it for you. The card will become available to everyone else, unless your design is so specific that I don’t think it should be shared. To enter, use the form below (tip: there are ways to enter more than once). I’ll be drawing names randomly at the end of the week. If you win, I’ll contact you to find out what design you’d like me to make.

About Jennifer

Jennifer Marx is a designer, an enthusiastic crafter, a lifelong teacher, and a proud overcomer of a variety of life's challenges. In her spare time she loves to play D&D and video games, garden, sew 16th c. costumes, and go to Disney. She lives a full, happy life in beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan with her partner Greg, her teen daughter Alexa, and their two dogs, Hunter and Chloe.

I would love to win your contest. My sister and her husband watch our pups regularly for us and I would love to be able to give them a custom made thank you card of my pups on the front. Thank you for sharing your amazing creations for free!

I’m so glad I found you and am getting your emails about your blog posts! Having tips on how to make cards has been VERY helpful and your free file library is amazingly generous! Thanks for the chance to win things, too!

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